Management

Derek Blackshare is our company's CEO & President.  Derek is a 22-year veteran of the environmental consulting and engineering business. He is widely recognized as an expert on environmental issues in real estate and in compliance with RCRA, CERCLA, SARA (EPCRA Title III), CWA (NPDES, POTW, SPCC), and NEPA. Derek holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Oklahoma and Texas, a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and an Oklahoma Corporation Commission ORBCA- Certified UST Consultant. In addition, Derek is a Registered Environmental Property Assessor (REPA) and a Certified Environmental Inspector (CEI). Derek is also Chair of the International Right of Way Association's (IRWA) International Environment Committee and a certified instructor for IRWA's environmental courses. In addition, Derek is Corporate Director for the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association (OAOA) and instructs a graduate-level engineering college credit course on hazardous materials and environmental management.

Sandra Wylie is the Chief Operating Officer. She is a 25-year veteran of the accounting and office management sector. As COO, Sandra is responsible for managing all aspects of our company’s day-to-day activities, including revenue and sales growth; expense, cost and margin control; and monthly, quarterly and annual financial goal management. She oversees the continued stability and growth of company’s fiscal, strategic, organizational and operational functions. Her duties include directing and managing the operations of Blackshare's expanding portfolio.  Ms. Wylie assists the Chief Executive Officer in developing, implementing, and monitoring of operating plans, goals, and objectives.  She manages the company’s budget, prepares company business/financial reports and manages the billing for each client.

Kenneth Webb is the Client Services Manager for the Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma offices. Ken will be responsible for Client Management and Business Development. Ken has over 25 years of account management experience in several industries including oil and gas, manufacturing, and large retailers. Kenneth’s technical and service background, combined with his management experience allows him to understand client needs resulting in quality and timely service.

Steve Guess is the Client Services Manager for the Dallas and Houston offices. Steve is responsible for Client Management and Business Development.  He also educates our clients regarding federal, state and local regulations.  Mr. Guess has vast experience in development of Spill / Storm Prevention Plans.  Steve has over 22 years of account management experience in several industries including environmental catastrophic assessment/adjustment, oil and gas, manufacturing, apparatus repair facilities, and large retailers.

Bill Beams is a Sr. Project Manager with Blackshare Environmental Solutions. He has extensive experience in conducting Phase I and Phase II environmental assessments. Mr. Beams has project management experience on various types of environmental projects including Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), Spill Prevention Countermeasure Control (SPCC), air emission inventories, monitoring well installations, remediation system design and installations; and contaminated soil characterization and disposal. Mr. Beams is very familiar with and works extensively with asbestos issues. He has conducted comprehensive asbestos investigations, which included defining homogeneous areas, bulk sample collection, review of laboratory analysis and final report preparation. His management activities have included hazardous waste investigations, excavations and disposal activities, which included personnel supervision, waste characterization, profiling, manifest preparation, transportation, landfill coordination, and final closure documentation. He has made recommendations for compliance with existing city, state and federal regulations including SARA, RCRA, CERCLA and Oklahoma Hazard Communication Standard.

Charles Ahn is the Manager of Regional Operations for Blackshare Environmental Solutions and is located in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma office. Charles holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering and is a MBA candidate with emphasis on Marketing. Charles is a Registered Environmental Property Assessor (REPA) and is 40-hour HAZWOPER Certified. Mr. Ahn is responsible for managing the Oklahoma City operations as well as managing and coordinating multi-disciplined environmental projects in Oklahoma and surrounding states. Charles has more than 16 years of environmental experience in both consulting and industry. Charles is regarded as an expert in NEPA, CERCLA, RCRA and CWA, compliance and permitting. He has extensive regulatory experience including Phase I/II/III Environmental Site Assessments, multi-media audits, NPDES permitting and monitoring, preparation of SPCC and storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPP) and preliminary applicability studies and minor source discharge applications for industrial air discharge permitting.

Jim Lenneman is an Environmental Specialist. Jim holds a BA in Biology, MS in Education, and is working towards his MPH in Environmental Management. Jim is a 40-hour OSHA Hazardous Materials Handler and a Certified Professional Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC-IT). He will be assisting Blackshare Environmental with writing and implementing storm water pollution plans for clients and has authored numerous Clean Water Act Regulatory Compliance Training as well as National Storm water Inspector Certification Course modules. Jim is a former teacher who has trained clients on industry standards and practices. Mr. Lenneman will be responsible for facilitating and maintaining storm water compliance for clients. Jim has tremendous knowledge and expertise implementing and maintaining storm water programs for large commercial clients nationwide.